r600 ATI

Sinny · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:03

Any idea on when ati will release this and be on sale at overclockers, i just bought brand new pc and all that awaits is the r600.

all i can remember was someone saying the end of this or next month.

blakka · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:10

Have you tried doing a search?

Sinny · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:19

yes, but still the same results, TBC.

i have a feeling it wont be out untill about august which temps me to get a graphics card now.

james.miller · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:20

august?? roflburger. the ironic thing is, that might not be far from the truth. They've certainly spent long enough already

Azrael1 · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:21

Why dont you just get an 8800 GTX then ?

and did you miss all the other ati threads on this forum somehow !!

elite · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:23

^ get a GTX

Sinny · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:25

will a 8800gtx work in my Gigabyte 965p GA DQ6 motherboard, im a bit of a newbie to computer building. (as you can tell).

just sli wont work in it only crossfire.

elite · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:26

a single card will work yes.

Sinny · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:28

thanks, i guess i will get a 8800 then and overclock it, untill the r600 comes then i will get that.

LoadsaMoney · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:38

Keep the GTX, R600 would be a downgrade.

Duff-Man · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:40

Looks like May 2nd for 2900xt, May 14th for the mid range cards.

Didn't fancy reading one of the many threads already on the front page?

z0mbi3 · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:40

Sinny said:
thanks, i guess i will get a 8800 then and overclock it, untill the r600 comes then i will get that.

You really haven't researched this card very well have you? What you're suggesting is essentialy a side-grade rather than an upgrade.

Their basically the same thing give or take on the price and a few 3d mark points. If you get an 8800 now you'll want to get whatever the next offering after r600 is.

LoadsaMoney · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:41

Are you sure you searched , still on the first page as well.

drak3 · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:41

With the "special price weekend" on 8800s, monday the HD 2900 series will be on for pre-order. I would wait and see.

Darkwave · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:43

Get the 8800GTX. The 2900XT is only about as good as an 8800GTS, if that, from what we've seen and the 2900XTX has been delayed for god knows how long. Totally need a :rolleyes:

at AMD here.

james.miller · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:44

it saves me the hassle of doing anything with my gtx lol.

drak3 · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:45

Ulfhedjinn said:
Get the 8800GTX. The 2900XT is only about as good as an 8800GTS, if that, from what we've seen and the 2900XTX has been delayed for god knows how long. Totally need a at AMD here.

and as cheap as an 8800GTS.

Darkwave · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:47

drak3 said:
and as cheap as an 8800GTS.

It's about as good as an 8800GTS and about as cheap, but he's thinking of buying an 8800GTX so how is that helpful? You might as well just tell him to buy an 8800GTS, lol. :confused:

Also, the prices you're quoting are RRP. The 8800GTS has had plenty of time to settle and drop now.

That's what you get for being so late to the game.

drak3 · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:51

Ulfhedjinn said:
It's about as good as an 8800GTS and about as cheap, but he's thinking of buying an 8800GTX so how is that helpful? You might as well just tell him to buy an 8800GTS, lol.

Who said is "as good as the GTS"? Dailytech's "benchmarks" show the 2900XT is better than the GTS 640MB.

I am surprised how the GTS 640MB is now considered useless since the dailytech article. 1 week ago was "on par" with the GTX on standard resolutions.

No, thats what consumers get for you being late to the game. Thats why we need competition. Is ATI's loss, not ours. They are late, they need to sell cheap!

ps: I bet the 2900s are on OCuK listed with prices for pre order already. The peope who "crack" em out might do it again if there are there, who knows.

Darkwave · 27 Apr 2007 at 11:56

drak3 said:
Who said is "as good as the GTS"? Dailytech's "benchmarks" show the 2900XT is better than the GTS 640MB.

The Dailytech benchmarks show it being about the same level of performance unless all you play is Half Life 2: Episode 1. There's no way it's going to cost the same as an 8800GTS 640MB on launch day either.

Oops, just noticed that you're an X1900 owner. Are you one of the ones who put off buying an 8800GTS so you could wait for R600? I was going to do the same and I'd have felt bitter and defensive now too, so I understand.